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uri-nn @rares aren VICTOR A. KING, OF lNEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNURTO THE WINUHESTER REPEATING ARMS COMPANY, 0F SAllIE'PLAC/E.

hflACl-HNE FOR HTEADBNG@ iARTRlDEsHLL.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters-Patent No. 230,638, datedAugust 3,1880'. l

' Application Bled January (l, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VICTOR A. KING, of New Haven, in the county ofNewHaven and State of Connecticut, have invented certain Improvements inMachines' for Heading Cartridge-Shells, of which the following is aspeciiication.

M y invention relates to machines for heading cartridgeshells; andtheinvention cousistsinV a novel construction and arrangement ofmechanical devices whereby the vshells are automaticall y ied into thedie, headed, and removed therefrom, all as hereinafter more fully setforth, Figure l is a perspective view of a machine embed-yimg` myinvention.v Fig. 2. is `a transverse vertical section, and Fig. 3 a sideelevation, ofthe lower portion of the machine, with the parts enlarged,to more clearly illustrate ,the operation ofthe various devices; andFigs.

4, 5, and 6 are perspective views of shown detached and more in detail.

Cartridge-heading 'machines are usually made with a series of diesmounted in a dialplate arranged to Vrotate at intervals, and thusbring'the dies successively under the headingunch. P The object of myinvention is to dispense with this dial-plate, with its series of dies,and to substitute therefore a single stationary die, and to providemeans by which the shells shall be taken from a trough, carried to andinserted into the die, then headed, and removed therefrom automatically.4

In the drawings, A represents the upright frame ofthe machine, which maybe made of any size yand style required, and B is the bed ofthe same.Across the upper part of the frame is mounted a crank-shaft, C,connected by a pitman to a cross-head, D, in which is mountedthe'hcading-pnnch or bunter I, as usual. 0n the right-hand end of thisshaft C portions `is secured a wheel, E, which has on its inner face acani-groove, as represented in dotted lines in Fig. 1, in which a'studor pin projectingi'roi'n the face of a rod or plate, b, engages, thislatter being connected by a collar to a vertical rod, F, which at itslower end is connected to a pivotcd lever, a, the inner end of whichIlever is brought directly under thedie ,being threaded on its exteriorrests the mandrel L, which supports the shell within the die while beingheaded. 'This niandrel L, as shown in Fig. 2,l is provided with anenlarged head, t, at its lower end, so that when not raised by the rodL' it will rest firmly on the end of the tubular support .0, which, andprovided with a jamnut, P, can be adjusted and held at any desiredheight, so as to hold the mandrel L at the exact point desired in orderto properly head the shell.V

The canhg'roove of the wheel E is to be so constructed and adjusted asto cause themandrel L to rise and shove the headed shell part way outofthe die, as the bunter l rises' after it has operated on the shell,and to let the mandrel L rest stationary on its support 0 whiletheheading operation is being' performed, as in Fig. 2.

Upon the left-hand end of the crank-shaft is secured a cam-wheel, V, asshown in Fig. l, for the. purpose ot imparting motion to the otedcrank-lever, M, which, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3; is connected by a rod,N, to a reciprocating feedbar, K, which is mounted in suitl ablebearings in such aposition that when moved forward its inner or frontend shall be' brought' exactly in line with and directly over the die G,the latter holder or plate, S, in such a manner that it can be adjustedaccurately in relation to the bunter I.

This feed-bar K has its front end made concave or notched to properlyreceive and center the shells, which are delivered to t,'"one at a time,from an incl-ined trough or guide, J, arranged directly over it, asshown in Fig. 2, and to its under side there is pivoted a lever eriinger, i, which, as show has its outer end nent so as to grasp the shels rmly between being secured in a die- -feeding devices, this earn Voperating a--pivit and the end of the feed-bar K, there being a spring,o, arranged to bear upon this lever e', and make it press upon theshell, and hold it secure While being carried forward to the dieG. Astationary pin, h, is so located that as the IOO feed-bar K is broughtback `withits frontend under the mouth of the trough J in position toreceive a shell therefrom, the rear end of lever i willstrike upon thesideot' this piti h, and

5 as' 'their inclined surfaces move one upon the other, thereby forcedown the front end ofthe lever i and open the space between it and theend of bar K, so as vto permit a shell to enter without obstruction.

dropping from the trough at once, and to hold the shells therein whilethe feed-bar-is carried forward, a sliding` detent or rod, d, isarranged so'that its frontend shall entera slot in the 15 bottom oftrough J fareuough to prevent the lower shell therein from falling' out,as shown in Fig. 2.

spring,j, arranged to press and hold it for-v ward; and to retract it atthe proper time, it zo. has a pin, c, arranged' to be hit bya pin orprojection, c, on the bar Kras thelatter colnes back into position toreceive another shell.

. The instant the feed-bar starts forward again the deient d is thrustforward. by its spring,

2 5 and by pressing against thelowermost shell in Ille trough holds itagainst a small projection, z, upon' the upper side or flanges ofthetrough,t ius preventing the shellsironi falling out until thedetent isagain 'fbrcedback by l 3o the return o t' the feed-bar.

The Vtrough-J', as here shown, is composed Aof two parts-p-onchorizontal, whichis entirely open on its upper siile, nndan inclinedpart which has a narrow iiange proiecting inward 35 from each side atits upper edge to hold the shells in position as they slide or roll downthe incline. The horizontal portion is merely to enable the operator toconveniently arrange the shells transversely therein 4with their 4o.months or open ends all to one or the other side, according to vthedirection in which the feed-bar is iliade to rotate, Tas hereinafterexplained. lt. is, however, obvious, that this horizontal portion oftlie trough may be dispensed 45. with without aifecting the operation ofthe 4machine, and that ahopper or platform may .be substituted for itit' desired, or be added to tical positionpand to accomplish thisresult(l l1- cut 'a groove, k, in the side of thefeed-bar,

55 asshown in Figs. 2 andA 3, in which th'e'inner end of aguide pin o'rscrew, l',rests, so that as the bar K moves toward the die it Ais causedto make a quarter turn-in its bearings, and .thereby turn the' shellwhich `it is 'carrying for- 6o wrdjfrom the liorizontalto-the verticalpositioiniii being represented inthe act of thus turning" the shell inFig. 3. By tllismean's the shell is transferred from the hopper to aposition. directly over the die G, where it is 6 5 held bythe feed-baruntil the bunter I has del scendedf far enough 'to press' the open endot the shell into the die far enough to holdl it se- To prevent more.than one of theshells ironr This detent d is provided with a when, bythe continued ascent of the crosscure, when the feed-bar is'drawii backby means ot the cam V, as before described', the lever oriinge1-ibeiug'madc to yield bythe 7o backward pull onit, and thus madeto slip otf the shell and loose its hold on it,`thus leaving' the shellin the die. As this takes place the bunter I descends, pressing' theshell down upon the mandrelLwithin thedie,and headsit. 75 The shell,having been thus headed, must be taken out of the die to make room lorthe next one; and vto effect this I provide a lifter, R, which, as shownin Figs. 4, 5, and 6, consist-s ot' a lia-t bar or plate having` acircular 8o notch or recess in one edge Vof such a size as 'to lit'half-way, more or less, around theshell as the latter is raised from thedie by the ele` vation of the mandrel L, as previously ex plained.v'lhis plate orlii'ter 1t is rigidly at- '85 taohed to ashort verticalrod or stem which is fitted within a sleeve, T, secured to the crossheadD, as shown in Fig. 1, and, as'shown-in l1`ig. 4,=the vertical stem ofthe lifter R has, bearing on its upper end within the sleeve, a 9o.spiral spring, 12;, and a pin, i', which works in a curved slot, a, inthe side ofthe sle'eye, protrudesfrom its side, as shown clearly in thedrawings.

Upon the dieholder or bed of the machine, 95 directly under the stem ofthe lfterR, is located av stop, q, which is made adjustablcier tically,andso that as the lifter lt descends its lo\ver'end,p, will' strikeorbear upon this stop q, which will thus hold it while the sleeve T xovcontinues its descenti and as the lat-ter slides upon the stein oflit'er It its curved slot a operates upon the pin 1), and thereby causesthe lifter R to" swing away from' the shell, as shown in Fig'. 4,justbefore the shell is pressed x05 completelyinto the die, thus 'gettingoutof the way otl the descending bunter as the latter completes itsstroke to make the head on the lshell. As the cross-head andvbunte'rrise again the mandrel L pushes the headed shell dshort 1 1cdistance upward, when the lifter 1t, being operated upon bythe-springen, has its pin r forced downward in the curved slot n, whichycauses the lifter to swing inward and engage under 'the head oftheshell, 'as 4shown in Fig. 5, ngi',

head, the lifter is drawn upward, thereby drawing the. shell entirelyout of the die and off of the mandrel L. C

v In order to remove the shell from the lifter rec afterithas been thusdraw-n from the die, I art range a knock-ott', H, in such a positionthat as the cross-head has nearly completed its upstroke this knock-cti`will be moved suddenlyat right-angles to theline ot'movementoi'thecross- 1 233 head, and by striking theshell with its bente'nd,

as represented in Fig. 6, will knock it clear of the lifter. Thisknock-oli' may be constructed in any suitable manner, that'shown inthedrawings being a very simple method, though probi3@ ably not exactlysuch as willl -be usedin con; 'structing'full-sized machines. As shownin Ithedrawings, it consists of u. smallrod lor strong wire pivoted tothe frame ofv the ma.-

' neocon y 3 chine, an chown in Fig. i, with iteifulper end beul;inward, ao as to lic-struck bythe crossyhead at the proper instant asthe latter rises, thus Vcausing its loner end to swinginward.

under the lifter'and Vlimoni: od the shell, as

above described. VA springky, Final, is 'arranged to operate upon thehnockoiiii in nuclei' a manner an' to 'throw itslower end bach'. ontotthe way the' moment thefcross-head has deonded far-enough ,toceasebearing against itu upper arm.

de shownin FignLB'and 3, thc ieedbarin connected to its operatingpitmanorrod N by ineann of a loose collar, in, which -is held beifs tween twocollare, 'n n, which are fastened by f set-serene, no that bylooseningthem the iced har ctinbe adjusted hack or'i'orward, as may be' necessaryto bring it to the exact position required fordelivering the shells tothe die G.- So, too, by means ot' .the nuts o' o' on rod i?,

lFig. l., the stroke of the rod L' may be adinsted no as to. reine tilemandrel L and the shell upon .Sheik-an denerilninl.I

it 'moreor llena ont ot' the die, as 'may-be required to'enabl'ethe-lifter tol operate upon the 'Aspreriouely described, the mandrelLean in like rnannerbe adjusted .by meane of its .screw-support U, aacan also theJ lifter R by means of its screw-stop q; and. thus it' willbesccn provision is made for accurately adjusting all tlicsevariounparte eo they can ybe made to operate at thcexact times required and inperfeci; harmony.- i

-' 'iFrom tlie foregoingdeecrption the operar tion ot' the machine willreadily 'be understood by those skilled in the art. A idesire, however,to add that, while theconstruction and ar rangement ofthe4 machine, orof thedevices composing it, an herein shown and described, are simpleand. compact,'i donot wish vto be 'understood as limiting myself' "tothis precise construction or arrangement, ,as it is obvious that theyniny be varied without materially changing the machine or its operation.

. From the description and illustration heret with given anymechanio'skilled in the art can readily vary the detalle by.suhatitn'tinn,r welll kiioivn mechanical equivalents for many of thcconnecting' or operating devices or parts,'and still have essentiallythe saine machine. H

In constructingt'nlieized machines they may,

and probably will, bevaried in their details from that herein described,thisV being' designed to explain andillnstrate thc principle and inodeoi' operation ot'a machine embodying my invention.

Haring thus described my invention, what i claim isi 1. The combination,in a cartridge-heading machine, of a holding-die, G, a reciprocatingheading hunter or punch, I, and a reciprocating feed-intr, K, arrangedto receive the shells in ahorizontai position-and turn them to anupright position While carrying them to the die, Substantially asdescribed. A 2. in combination withv a holding-die and' heading punch'or bunter, the reciprocating mandrel L and shell-lifter R, arranged toopcrate Substantially. as set forth,

3. in combination with the. die G, reciprocating mandrel L, andshell-glitter R, the linoclr- Y od' H,'arrangedto operate substantiallyas described.-

d; The combination, suhstantialiyjufs before `vplate R, provided withaaien), p, carrying a pin, r, andthesleeve T, 'provided 4with the curvedclot u and spring o, the whole being arranged to operate substantiallyae and for the pnrpoeeset forth. A 7 The combination, substantially asbefore set forth, oi' the reciprocating .and laterally-'niringiugehell-lit'ter R, and the adjustable etopq, `for adjusting andregulating the movementel oi the shell-lifter, ae net iorth.

8.".ihge reciprocatingnnd turning' shell-cnrrier K, adjuetahiy connectedto its operating mechaniein, enbstantially as described.V

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